Beginning
in 1972, Tatsunoko Productions began airing three Gatchaman series and a
movie in Japan. The first series, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
(Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman in Japanese) ran in Japan from October 1, 1972
through September 29, 1974, and it consisted of 105 episodes. The
second series, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II began on October 1, 1978
and ran through September 30, 1979, consisting of 52 episodes. The
third series, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman F (for fighter) ran from
October 7, 1979 through August 31, 1980, and was made up of 48 episodes.
The movie was compiled of footage from the first series and aired on July
15, 1978.

The
basic story was that an alien presence had come to Earth and was behind
the terrorist organization known as Galactor. The International
Science Organization (or ISO) had trained a team of young, gifted heroes
to fight Galactor, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman.

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